Opinion: Here is what Carney must achieve on his historic mission to Washington
When Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Washington on Tuesday to meet President Donald Trump, it will be more than a diplomatic courtesy call. It will be a pivotal test of Canada’s ability to navigate the fault lines of a shifting world order — and to assert its sovereign leadership in North America.
When Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Washington on Tuesday to meet President Donald Trump, it will be more than a diplomatic courtesy call. It will be a pivotal test of Canada’s ability to navigate the fault lines of a shifting world order — and to assert its sovereign leadership in North America.
Carney’s trip comes just weeks before Canada hosts the G7 Summit at Kananaskis — a once-in-seven-years opportunity to shape the agenda of the world’s leading democracies. Rarely has that convening carried higher stakes. With Trump’s return to the Oval Office, America’s relationship with its G7 partners is strained anew by protectionism, tariffs, and a transactional approach to alliances. Meanwhile, G6 members — Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan — are struggling to defend the principles of open markets and collective security that have underpinned prosperity for generations.
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